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industriousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being industrious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: industry, diligence, hardworkingness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

persevering determination to perform a task

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his diligence won him quick promotions
  • frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diligence, industry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: determination, purpose

Narrower terms: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration, sedulity, sedulousness, studiousness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English industrious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English industriousness From industrious + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: προκοπή (prokopí) — hard-working and persistent
  • Kyrgyz: эмгекчил (emgekcil) — hard-working and persistent
  • Russian: приле́жность (priléžnostʹ) — hard-working and persistent
  • Russian: усе́рдие (usérdije) — hard-working and persistent
  • Russian: трудолю́бие (trudoljúbije) — hard-working and persistent
  • Turkish: gayretlilik — hard-working and persistent
  • Turkish: çalışkanlık — hard-working and persistent